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New Replacement Names for Three Preoccupied Ladybird Genera (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) _____________ Mun. Ent. Zool. Vol. 2, No. 1, January 2007___________ 25 NEW REPLACEMENT NAMES FOR THREE PREOCCUPIED LADYBIRD GENERA (COLEOPTERA: COCCINELLIDAE) Hüseyin Özdikmen* * Gazi Üniversitesi, Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, Biyoloji Bölümü, Ankara, 06500 TÜRKİYE, e-mail: [email protected] [Özdikmen, H. 2007. New replacement names for three preoccupied ladybird genera (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Munis Entomology & Zoology 2 (1): 25-28] ABSTRACT: Three junior homonyms were detected amongst the Coccinellidae and the following replacement names are proposed: Semra nom. nov. for Cinachyra Gorham, 1899 (Ortaliinae), Meltema nom. nov. for Corystes Mulsant, 1850 (Scymninae) and Nurettinus for Discoceras Sicard, 1909 (Coccidulinae). Accordingly, new combinations are herein proposed for the type species currently included in these genera: Semra picta (Gorham, 1899) comb. nov. from Cinachyra Gorham, 1899, Meltema hypocrita (Mulsant, 1850) comb. nov. and Meltema cavifrons (Weise, 1903) comb. nov. from Corystes Mulsant, 1850 and Nurettinus fulvivestis (Sicard, 1909) comb. nov. from Discoceras Sicard, 1909. KEY WORDS: Semra, Meltema, Cinachyra, Corystes, homonymy, replacement names, Coccinellidae, Coleoptera. In an effort to reduce the number of homonyms in Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), I systematically checked all generic names published. I found three ladybird genera whose names had been previously published for other taxa, making them junior homonyms. In accordance with the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, I propose substitute names for these generic names. Genus Semra nom. nov. Cinachyra Gorham, 1899. Biol. Centr. Amer., Zool., Col. (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Coccinellidae: Ortaliinae: Ortaliini). Preoccupied by Cinachyra Sollas, 1886. Sci. Proc. R. Dublin Soc. (Porifera: Desmospongiae: Tetractinomorpha: Spirophorida: Tetillidae). The generic name Cinachyra Sollas, 1886 was proposed for a genus of the sponge family Tetillidae (with the type species Cinachyra barbata Sollas, 1886). It is still used as a valid generic name in Porifera. For the present, Fangophilina Schmidt, 1880; Spiretta Lendenfeld, 1888; Tethyopsilla Lendenfeld, 1888 and Kaira de Laubenfels, 1936 are the junior synonyms of Cinachyra Sollas, 1886 (Hooper 2000). Later, the generic name Cinachyra Gorham, 1899 was introduced for a new ladybird genus (with the type species Cinachyra picta Gorham, 1899) of the family Coccinellidae. Also it is still used as a valid generic name in Coleoptera. (Fürsch 1990 and 2004). Thus, the genus Cinachyra Gorham, 1899 is a junior homonym of the genus Cinachyra Sollas, 1886. According to Article 60 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, I propose for the genus Cinachyra Gorham, 1899 the 26 _____________ Mun. Ent. Zool. Vol. 2, No. 1, January 2007___________ new replacement name Semra nom. nov. As a result of this application, Cinachyra Gorham, 1899 is replaced with Semra nom. nov. The following new combination is Semra picta (Gorham, 1899), comb. nov. SYSTEMATIC ACCOUNTS Order Coleoptera Superfamily Cucujoidea Family Coccinellidae Subfamily Ortaliinae Genus Semra new replacement name For Cinachyra Gorham, 1899, junior homonym of Cinachyra Sollas, 1886. Type species: Cinachyra picta Gorham, 1899 Gender: Feminine. Etymology: Semra is given to honour my colleague Semra Turgut. Species Semra picta (Gorham, 1899) comb. nov. Genus Meltema nom. nov. Corystes Mulsant, 1850. Ann. Sci. Phys. Nat., Lyon. (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Coccinellidae: Scymninae, Hyperapidini). Preoccupied by Corystes Bosc, 1802. Hist. nat. des Crustacés. (Crustacea: Malacostraca: Eucarida: Decapoda: Pleocyemata: Brachyura: Corystidae). The generic name Corystes was initially introduced by Bosc (1802) for a type genus of the crab family Corystidae (with the type species Cancer cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777). It is still used as a valid generic name in Decapoda (Moyse and Smaldon 1990; Skewes 2001; VLIZ 2004). Subsequently, Mulsant (1850) described a beetle genus of the family Coccinellidae (with the type species Corystes hypocrita Mulsant, 1850) under the same generic name. It is still used as a valid generic name in Coleoptera too (Fürsch 1990 and 2004). Thus, the genus Corystes Mulsant, 1850 is a junior homonym of the genus Corystes Bosc, 1802. According to Article 60 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, I propose for the genus Corystes Mulsant, 1850 the new replacement name Meltema nom. nov. As a result of this application, Corystes Mulsant, 1850 is replaced with Meltema nom. nov. The following new combination is Meltema hypocrita (Mulsant, 1850), comb. nov. SYSTEMATIC ACCOUNTS Order Coleoptera Superfamily Cucujoidea Family Coccinellidae Subfamily Scymninae _____________ Mun. Ent. Zool. Vol. 2, No. 1, January 2007___________ 27 Genus Meltema new replacement name For Corystes Mulsant, 1850, junior homonym of Corystes Bosc, 1802. Type species: Corystes hypocrita Mulsant, 1850 Gender: Feminine. Etymology: Meltema is given to honour my wife Meltem Özdikmen. Subgenus Meltema new replacement name For subgenus Corystes Mulsant, 1850 Type species: Corystes hypocrita Mulsant, 1850 Species Meltema (Meltema) hypocrita (Mulsant, 1850) comb. nov. Subgenus Diazonema Weise, 1903 Type species: Diazonema cavifrons Weise, 1903 Species Meltema (Diazonema) cavifrons (Weise, 1903) comb. nov. Genus Nurettinus nom. nov. Discoceras Sicard, 1909. Ann. Soc. ent. France, 78, 103, 110. (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Coccinellidae: Coccidulinae: Exoplectrini). Preoccupied by Discoceras Barrande, 1867. Syst. silur. Boheme, Rech. pal., 2, texte (Ceph.) pt. 1, 177. (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Nautiloidea: Tarphycerida: Tarphycerina: Trocholitidae). The generic name Discoceras was proposed by Barrande, 1867 with the type species Clymenia antiquissima Eichwald, 1842 (from the Ordovician of Estonia and Norway) for a macrofossil genus of the nautiloid family Trocholitidae. It is still used as a valid generic name in Cehalopoda (Kazlev, 2002). Later, the generic name Discoceras Sicard, 1909 was introduced for a new ladybird genus (with the type species Discoceras fulvivestis Sicard, 1909) of the family Coccinellidae. Also it is still used as a valid generic name in Coleoptera (Fürsch, 1990 and 2005). Thus, the genus Discoceras Sicard, 1909 is a junior homonym of the genus Discoceras Barrande, 1867. According to Article 60 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, I propose for the genus Discoceras Sicard, 1909 the new replacement name Nurettinus nom. nov. As a result of this application, Discoceras Sicard, 1909 is replaced with Nurettinus nom. nov. The following new combination is Nurettinus fulvivestis (Sicard, 1909), comb. nov. SYSTEMATIC ACCOUNTS Order Coleoptera Superfamily Cucujoidea Family Coccinellidae Subfamily Coccidulinae Genus Nurettinus new replacement name For Discoceras Sicard, 1909, junior homonym of Discoceras Barrande, 1867. Type species: Discoceras fulvivestis Sicard, 1909 28 _____________ Mun. Ent. Zool. Vol. 2, No. 1, January 2007___________ Gender: Masculine. Etymology: Nurettinus is given to honour my father Nurettin Özdikmen. Species Nurettinus fulvivestis (Sicard, 1909) comb. nov. LITERATURE CITED Bosc, L. A. G. 1802. Histoire naturelle des Crustacés, contenant leur description et leurs moeurs, avec figures dessinées d'aprés nature. 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